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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Estate great house
Ohio›Lake County

Kirtland HillsOH

A town in Ohio, home to 689 people.

3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Kirtland Hills

Kirtland Hills, OH · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Kirtland Hills a good place to live?

63% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Kirtland Hills, above both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 993 Ohio towns we compare, none has a higher middle household income than Kirtland Hills. 18% of the land in Kirtland Hills is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Estate is on the National Register of Historic Places. Kirtland Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

689 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
KirtlandMentorConcord TownshipKirtlandMentorConcord TownshipKirtland Hills
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Estate
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Estate · National Register of Historic Places
Kirtland Hills’s story

Kirtland Hills in pictures

The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 49 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kirtland Hills. Close and well known come first.

All 66 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Rocket Arena: Cards84664, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cleveland Museum of Art: zenbikescience, CC BY 2.0

Getting set up

Moving to Kirtland Hills: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Kirtland Hills, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerThe Illuminating Company16.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAqua Ohio - MentorNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offScoopet Pooper Scooper, 3 miOpenStreetMap
SchoolsKirtland Local School DistrictMentor Exempted Village School District2 districts serve Kirtland Hills; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Lake County Board of ElectionsLake County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code4406044060 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Kirtland Hills.

Housing

Zillow puts the typical Kirtland Hills home at about $798K

Values rose 6.5% in the 12 months to September 2026. Kirtland Hills: 95% of households live in a home they own.

$798KZillow home value

Typical home value

Kirtland Hills$798K
Ohio$246K
+6.5%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Kirtland Hills work out of town

In Kirtland Hills, 1.9% of working residents work locally. Employers in Kirtland Hills added 78 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 138. Kirtland Hills’ typical journey to work comes in at 22 minutes. The top destinations are Cleveland (19%), Mentor (13%) and Willoughby (8%).

2%work in town
Kirtland HillsOhio townsU.S. towns
Work from home17%9.7%11%
Below the poverty line3.4%9.1%9.6%
Working residents who work in town1.9%6.9%8%
Average trip to work22 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Kirtland Hills2%
Cleveland19%
Mentor13%
Willoughby8%
Mayfield Heights5%
12 mi
median commute distance
138
jobs based in Kirtland Hills
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Kirtland Hills faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Kirtland Hills after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 76% of U.S. communities.

24risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
24Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Protected land: 17.8% of Kirtland Hills

The density of trails for Kirtland Hills comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. 0.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is The Holden Arboretum, at 622 acres.

17.8%conserved
17.8%
conserved · 640 of 3,596 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. The Holden Arboretum0.4 mi622
2. Children’s Schoolhouse Nature Park—11
3. Holden Arboretum—5

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Kirtland Hills: snowy winters and pleasant summers

Kirtland Hills’ July high is 82°F.

114″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°
Spring38–58°
Summer60–80°
Fall44–62°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Kirtland Hills is

For adults in Kirtland Hills, the share who report frequent physical distress is 13%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Kirtland Hills is ahead of Ohio on 12 and behind on 1. Two figures for adults here: 82% had a checkup this year, 8.3% worry about having enough food.

Kirtland HillsOhio townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%18%17%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)82%80%79%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)8.3%13%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)23%28%25%
32 measures vs. Ohio
12 better19 too close to call1 worse
What stands outKirtland HillsOH
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.3%14.1%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off5%8.3%
More adults who have had cancer11%8.7%
Lake Health
4.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kirtland Hills

18pages on Kirtland Hills
After high school

Colleges nearby

7 within 15 miles of the center of Kirtland Hills

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Kirtland Hills for work

Where Kirtland Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

19% → Cleveland Cleveland 19% 13% → Mentor Mentor 13% 8% → Willoughby Willoughby 8% 5% → Mayfield Heights Mayfield Heights 5% 4% → Kirtland Kirtland 4% 3% → Wickliffe Wickliffe 3% Kirtland Hills · 2% stay
138jobs based in Kirtland Hills
2%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Kirtland Hills

Village in Ohio, United States

Kirtland Hills is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States and a rural suburb of Cleveland. The population was 692 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
5.6 sq mi
Elevation
801 ft

Questions about Kirtland Hills

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Kirtland Hills, OH a good place to live?

Kirtland Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.